LIKELY CAUSE OF FALL FROM FERRIS WHEEL

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT CAUSED KIDS TO FALL FROM A FERRIS WHEEL CAB THURSDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY ONE OF THE VICTIMS, A 16-YEAR0OLD GIRL, GOT ON THE RIDE WITH CRUTCHES. THEY SAY IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE CRUTCHES SLID OUT OF THE CAB AND GOT STUCK IN A POSITION THAT CAUSED THE CAB TO TO TIP. THE GIRL AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD BROTHER BOTH FELL 15 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE SIBLINGS WERE TAKEN TO CS MOTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN ANN ARBOR WHERE THEY WERE BOTH TREATED FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.